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Alabama football team to pay tribute to Mal Moore on helmets

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Alabama AD Mal Moore and Coach Nick Saban pose with national championship trophies before he gives a post-BCS Championship game press conference the day after the BCS National Championship NCAA football game, Tuesday, January 08, 2013, at Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Nick Saban said Thursday that the Alabama football team would honor the late Mal Moore with "something on the helmet" throughout the 2013 season.

Saban did not provide any other details. An official announcement from the Alabama athletic department is expected to follow in the coming days.

Alabama's Aug. 31 season opener against Virginia Tech in Atlanta will be its first since Moore, the legendary former player, coach and athletic director, died in late March.

A number of other Alabama sports have honored Moore since his passing, including the gymnastics team, which wore special leotards, and softball team, which wore white throwback helmets with No. 15 -- Moore's football number -- on the side.